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Table 2 LUS and HRCT results stratified by the lung regions

From: The value of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 pneumonia, verified by high resolution computed tomography assessed by artificial intelligence

Lung region

LUS score

Maximal available LUS score

CT score

Maximal available CT score

PIV, %

PGV, %

PCV, %

Both lungs

19 (11–24)

48

22 (16–26)

50

12.5 (5.0–21.8)

9.1 (4.6–17.2)

1.9 (0.6–4.0)

Right lung

10 (4–12)

24

12 (9–15)

30

14.9 (3.5–24.4)

11.9 (3.3–17.5)

2.1 (0.5–4.6)

Left lung

10 (5–13)

24

7 (5–10)

20

8.6 (3.6–21.4)

8.1 (3.4–17.7)

1.4 (0.3–3.8)

RUL

5 (2–7)

12

5 (2–5)

10

8.4 (1.8–26.1)

7.4 (1.5–21.1)

0.9 (0.2–3.5)

RML

1 (0–2)

3

2 (2–5)

10

6.7 (1.0–15.6)

6.4 (0.9–14.3)

0.4 (0.1–1.4)

RLL

3 (2–5)

9

5 (5–7)

10

15.5 (6.4–35.7)

14.0 (5.2–25.3)

2.9 (0.8–8.5)

LUL

6 (3–8)

15

5 (2–5)

10

6.0 (1.4–19.2)

5.5 (1.2–15.1)

0.5 (0.1–1.7)

LLL

4 (2–6)

9

5 (2–5)

10

13.4 (4.4–32.1)

10.9 (3.2–22.8)

2.2 (0.4–5.7)